Muffler cut-out.



s. mais. MUFFLER CUT-OUT.

APPLICATION FILE AUG.16,1915.

Patented. Maly 22 Be "Je known 'that l, Josemi El. Lesen; :i

Hebron, in the city el Mcl'lfem'y enel l ef lllinois, have invented :L new und. i lmpifovement in llulllei (eut-Unie of which the :following is e specification.

My invention relaes te iinpi'oveinenlis in internal eomb'ustien engines and ielaes more particularly lo the exhaust pipe unil the niulller oi: silencer anal the eenneefiiens therebetween. llt Vis the Special Object of my invention te provide Snell eonneeeieils in tlie moet eonvenienl; forni und lo {unheip50- sifle eut-off salve which shall ne so i'eleleil to lille inuilier and ,Xllaus pipe ne lo moet peifeetly accomplish @wie purpose.

ily inengion is more pm scribed in ille following liletuile ion and is illusli'necl by the zweeinpzmjm t; eli'mvinge in \,vl1iel1-llgure l is :i` Sigle ele- 'nti0n, partly Section., of lie front poitien of a motor em", Showing; the internal combustion engine, lle exhaust pipe, mm2 fiel', @nel the Connections between llese parte, together with elle operating ineens for lie cut-wilt valve.; l? E2 is an enlarged vertical sectional 'View llrougll the n'i'ulliel lieml Shown in l; and Fig. ie an enlm'ggecl end elevaion of 'liis mnllei lieadl ln the d1*arvinggs7 the nm'neial l() (l lzu'ly ile l specifice- 't3/'pe eoinnnmly meel for L l'iiele :incl "elle numeral lll enema, 'inanifolfl tli f will eeinnionl)T lie eualet 0i* exliausl; pipe lf2/., and f izingeme'nt 01" 'the paris illnslgle f chewing this pine is jointed as mi YS lends flow; ivm-illy H a slight reinem* clination, passing; lneugli an npeii-il i',

alle sod-.pan l5', "wliieli eonnne'nly sliiel-le nl' Closes 'tile epilee between ille engine linee une lie Aelinlssis 'i'ezne oli the vehicle. Eene: li'e Seel-pan l5 liee 1s mount-eel lien telly e eylincli'ienl expansion ehmnbei; lin n "lei: er silencer, deeignaecl lll.

O I enitnhle means lier eenneetingz e ie l ,if of alle ezlimie pipe l2 lio Une el mul'ller 16, sneli ineens beine; mede te enlboily a, eut-out valve or relief valve ln'oug'li 'which #alle ehaue gases may 'be Veni-'Leal elil'eetly o Elie aimesplieie Willout 'passing' elnougli the muflie.

M37 prefeiied eonn ,et-ion between elle enf ILL' 'i of the exlimnst pipe Z and the end of the minier l5 eompiweee e @ageing generally flesfignuegl i! :incl elnbollfng the following eeniens; u, head member for alle mul'- ilei: i6; saconll? :in inletinernbei' mlnp'eel for eenneetien with tlie exhaust pipe of lle engine; :1nd liliiiff, en nzl'nesphei'ie Vent er outlet in which ie, arranged e. eut-out Valve, ln the cli'fiwinr the ninllei' 1G is shown es el? eyliiv and eonipiieing inne' and ouei 1 sleeves i8 and 19 ieepecM lively. The enel ng' l? is therefore made to Alen'llmcly :in ei'lnnlm head 2O having out# wmflly iegjiesecl 'lenges 2l, over which f Sleeve?, 1S :sul 'lll may lle slippecl, the miler sleeve l?? being' lien secui'ed in place mi by n plinnlily e? inzielline Screws 23. The matin 'Fm-bhe? comprises a nipple member which muy be inteinallv tlueacleel, elle un lie receive exhaust pipe l2. ln 'lle pzuiieulzu emlmdinien el" the invention Shown, ille nipple is its lgol' Slighllf inclined 'li-mn die Ye l o aline Willi the exhaust pipe, es; shown 1 i Fig. iieetly beneath :5nd in subsanml nlinement Wili the nipple lieie provided a Second mejy' innni'iaflly l, may l e mainlmil mined Y.

inente lle A l peitien of the handle willi Ylille base ttii'ig Eel thereof. ,linong lie pai'tieulm mlvaneges of my construe- 'nionthe fellewing meg be inentinnee;

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